We're once again taking a look at the hits Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is taking once he breaks the pocket, this time thanks to a high-contact shot from Falcons linebacker Deion Jones in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss.
The hit sent Newton into concussion protocol and forced some to wonder if he could have avoided contact by diving low or not pulling up as he neared the goal line.
On Monday, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, a former linebacker and vocal supporter for the push to take a more conservative view on the hits Newton takes as a runner, said that Jones did nothing wrong.